Table 1.

Serum chemistry values (mean ± SE) in KCG minipigs before and after a 24-h fast

	Before	After
Total protein, g/dL	8.1 ± 0.34	8.2 ± 0.81
Albumin, g/dL	4.1 ± 0.33	4.4 ± 0.23
Albumin:globulin ratio	1.1 ± 0.15	1.2 ± 0.12
Total bilirubin, mg/dL	0.05 ± 0.009	0.05 ± 0.005
Direct bilirubin, mg/dL	0.10 ± 0.048	0.08 ± 0.031
Indirect bilirubin, mg/dL	0.02 ± 0.015	0.01 ± 0.007
Triglycerides, mg/dL	20 ± 3.7	34 ± 6.9
Phospholipids, mg/dL	67 ± 7.3	59 ± 6.1
Free fatty acid, μEq/L	280 ± 73.1	294 ± 71.0
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	65 ± 2.4	65 ± 3.5
Cholesterol ester, mg/dL	50 ± 1.5	48 ± 2.7
Free cholesterol, mg/dL	15 ± 0.9	17 ± 2.1
Cholesterol esterase, %	77 ± 0.8	75 ± 2.5
BUN, mg/dL	18 ± 2.5	19 ± 2.3
Creatinine, mg/dL	1.29 ± 0.213	1.10 ± 0.153
Sodium, mEq/L	143 ± 2.2	144 ± 3.5
Chloride, mEq/L	102 ± 2.0	101 ± 1.2
Potassium, mEq/L	5.7 ± 0.38	7.5 ± 1.72
Calcium, mg/dL	10.2 ± 0.15	9.8 ± 0.55
Phosphate, mg/dL	7.3 ± 0.56	8.4 ± 0.71
Asparatate aminotransferase, IU/L	100 ± 52.2	388 ± 317.4
Alanine aminotransferase, IU/L	50 ± 7.3	78 ± 20.7
Lactate dehydrogenase, IU/L	577 ± 162.7	2739 ± 2141.1
Alkaline phosphatase, IU/L	450 ± 115.2	597 ± 187.9
γ-glutamyltransferase peptidase, IU/L	55 ± 7.1	67 ± 8.9
Cholinesterase, IU/L	6 ± 0.8	8 ± 1.1
Glucose, mg/dL	73 ± 2.7	68 ± 3.4